{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-15-203","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 9-15-203","heading":"Petition - Form","body":"(a) The circuit clerk shall provide simplified forms and clerical assistance to help petitioners with the writing and filing of a petition under this chapter if the petitioner is not represented by counsel. (b) The petition form shall not require or suggest that a petitioner include his or her Social Security number or the Social Security number of the respondent in the petition. (c) (1) (A) A petitioner may omit his or her home address or business address from all documents filed with the court. (B) If a petitioner omits his or her home address, the petitioner shall provide the court with a mailing address. (2) If disclosure of a petitioner's home address is necessary to determine jurisdiction or consider venue, the court may order the disclosure of the petitioner's home address: (A) After receiving the petitioner's consent; (B) Orally and in chambers, out of the presence of the respondent, and a sealed record to be made; or (C) After a hearing, if the court takes into consideration the safety of the petitioner and finds the disclosure in the interest of justice. (d) The petition may be in substantially the following form: Click here to view form. Acts 1991, No. 266, § 3; 1999, No. 662, § 1; 2001, No. 1678, § 4; 2005, No. 55, § 1; 2005, No. 1875, § 4; 2007, No. 314, § 2; 2009, No. 698, § 3\n\n(a) The circuit clerk shall provide simplified forms and clerical assistance to help petitioners with the writing and filing of a petition under this chapter if the petitioner is not represented by counsel.\n\n(b) The petition form shall not require or suggest that a petitioner include his or her Social Security number or the Social Security number of the respondent in the petition.\n\n(c) (1) (A) A petitioner may omit his or her home address or business address from all documents filed with the court. (B) If a petitioner omits his or her home address, the petitioner shall provide the court with a mailing address. (2) If disclosure of a petitioner's home address is necessary to determine jurisdiction or consider venue, the court may order the disclosure of the petitioner's home address: (A) After receiving the petitioner's consent; (B) Orally and in chambers, out of the presence of the respondent, and a sealed record to be made; or (C) After a hearing, if the court takes into consideration the safety of the petitioner and finds the disclosure in the interest of justice.\n\n(1) (A) A petitioner may omit his or her home address or business address from all documents filed with the court. (B) If a petitioner omits his or her home address, the petitioner shall provide the court with a mailing address.\n\n(A) A petitioner may omit his or her home address or business address from all documents filed with the court.\n\n(B) If a petitioner omits his or her home address, the petitioner shall provide the court with a mailing address.\n\n(2) If disclosure of a petitioner's home address is necessary to determine jurisdiction or consider venue, the court may order the disclosure of the petitioner's home address: (A) After receiving the petitioner's consent; (B) Orally and in chambers, out of the presence of the respondent, and a sealed record to be made; or (C) After a hearing, if the court takes into consideration the safety of the petitioner and finds the disclosure in the interest of justice.\n\n(A) After receiving the petitioner's consent;\n\n(B) Orally and in chambers, out of the presence of the respondent, and a sealed record to be made; or\n\n(C) After a hearing, if the court takes into consideration the safety of the petitioner and finds the disclosure in the interest of justice.\n\n(d) The petition may be in substantially the following form: Click here to view form.\n\nClick here to view form.\n\nActs 1991, No. 266, § 3; 1999, No. 662, § 1; 2001, No. 1678, § 4; 2005, No. 55, § 1; 2005, No. 1875, § 4; 2007, No. 314, § 2; 2009, No. 698, § 3\n\n15_203_1 - Attachment","path":["AR Code","Title 9","Chapter 15","Subchapter 2"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"cd50ba361e00568306ae119a6e86a9952de8fe20c5e55dd81d0e558839baeadf","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-15-202","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-15-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}